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Chimpanzee Reservoirs of Pandemic and Nonpandemic HIV-1

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Keele, Brandon F., Van Heuverswyn, Fran, Li, Yingying, Bailes, Elizabeth, Takehisa, Jun, Santiago, Mario L., Bibollet-Ruche, Frederic, Chen, Yalu, Wain, Louise V., Liegeois, Florian, Loul, Severin, Ngole, Eitel Mpoudi, Bienvenue, Yanga, Delaporte, Eric, Brookfield, John F. Y., Sharp, Paul M., Shaw, George M., Peeters, Martine, Hahn, Beatrice H.·2006·Science

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Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), the cause of human acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), is a zoonotic infection of staggering proportions and social impact. Yet uncertainty persists regarding its natural reservoir. The virus most closely related to HIV-1 is a simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) thus far identified only in captive members of the chimpanzee subspecies Pan troglodytes troglodytes . Here we report the detection of SIVcpz antibodies and nucleic acids in fecal samples from wild-living P. t. troglodytes apes in southern Cameroon, where prevalence rates in some communities reached 29 to 35%. By sequence analysis of endemic SIVcpz strains, we could trace the origins of pandemic (group M) and nonpandemic (group N) HIV-1 to distinct, geographically isolated chimpanzee communities. These findings establish P. t. troglodytes as a natural reservoir of HIV-1.

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Keele, B. F., Van Heuverswyn, F., Li, Y., Bailes, E., Takehisa, J., Santiago, M. L., Bibollet-Ruche, F., Chen, Y., Wain, L. V., Liegeois, F., Loul, S., Ngole, E. M., Bienvenue, Y., Delaporte, E., Brookfield, J. F. Y., Sharp, P. M., Shaw, G. M., Peeters, M., & Hahn, B. H.
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Science
Published
2006-07-28
Volume
313
Issue
5786
Pages
523-526
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
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journal article
Language
en
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Keele, B. F., Van Heuverswyn, F., Li, Y., Bailes, E., Takehisa, J., Santiago, M. L., Bibollet-Ruche, F., Chen, Y., Wain, L. V., Liegeois, F., Loul, S., Ngole, E. M., Bienvenue, Y., Delaporte, E., Brookfield, J. F. Y., Sharp, P. M., Shaw, G. M., Peeters, M., & Hahn, B. H. (2006). Chimpanzee Reservoirs of Pandemic and Nonpandemic HIV-1. Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1126531

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